<p>I was checking the USNWR ranks, and for ChemE (my prospective major) it is ranked no 3. Does it really have a great program for chemEs? It is also significantly cheaper to go there than to go in state to UIUC. I enjoy the area, but I have not visited the school. Is there any real difference between going there, and going to like, UIUC, or Cornell and will it affect my chances at a PhD later (just a thought).</p>
<p>Minnesota is very good at ChemE, i haven't done much research on how graduates do post-graduation at Minnesota, but one of the postdocs i worked with in college, got into MIT, Michigan and Cornell for PhD in ChemE, but was rejected from Minnesota. From talking to my faculty research advisor(who is on the ChemE faculty at Michigan), he seems to hold Minnesota in very high regard.</p>
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Minnesota is very good at ChemE, i haven't done much research on how graduates do post-graduation at Minnesota, but one of the postdocs i worked with in college, got into MIT, Michigan and Cornell for PhD in ChemE, but was rejected from Minnesota.
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<p>I have a friend who was in a similar situation. Minnesota is pretty selective in their graduate chemical engineering program.</p>
<p>Minnesota has a very highly-regarded and perennialy highly-ranked chemical engineering program. Going there should not hurt your PHD chances, on the contrary, it should help your chances.</p>